Alabama Department of Industrial Relations v. Roberson

PITTMAN, Judge.

Alvin Roberson appealed to the Monroe Circuit Court from an adverse decision by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations (“the Department”) on his claim for unemployment benefits. Following a bench trial, the circuit court entered a judgment in favor of the Department on October 29, 2010. Roberson filed a post-judgment motion on November 9, 2010, and the Department responded to that motion one week later. On November 18, 2010, the circuit court set a hearing on the motion for February 16, 2011 (the 99th day after Roberson had filed his postjudgment motion challenging the…